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1876–2024
Congressional District 20·New York

New York 20th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
721,421
2024 ACS

New York 20th Congressional District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
721,4212024 5-year
Median household income
$89,1882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.5%2024 5-year
Black
8.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 4 D · 4 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+13.5%
200,064151,859355,898
D
+18.5%
211,877144,436363,944
D
+11.2%
168,903132,546323,757
D
+18.0%
178,699123,057308,650
D
+17.0%
190,619134,377331,148
D
+9.5%
175,318144,342326,142
D
+13.9%
165,786123,268306,500
D
+22.1%
162,46097,071295,793
D
+10.4%
147,057113,666321,723
D
+6.2%
155,919137,668296,121
R
−12.5%
129,187166,322296,624
D
+3.3%
129,077119,692282,768
R
−7.7%
128,264150,124282,132
R
−19.5%
115,679171,718288,074
D
+8.0%
134,364113,542259,748
D
+48.7%
197,82668,186266,243
D
+7.3%
148,456128,261276,944
R
−29.4%
97,732179,253276,985
R
−19.2%
112,130165,710278,478
R
−0.6%
116,127117,622244,452
D
+0.9%
119,400117,282237,368
D
+4.0%
125,297115,741241,683
D
+8.1%
118,421100,283223,658
D
+7.8%
109,65993,524208,023
R
−0.7%
97,09898,540200,020
R
−19.4%
51,96480,009144,320
R
−29.3%
44,75285,219138,282
R
−12.1%
34,97044,98982,743
R
−5.5%
28,29832,44075,681
R
−13.9%
32,85444,03380,244
R
−17.0%
31,35044,68178,443
R
−14.7%
29,93740,48771,924
R
−15.8%
26,99037,42566,017
R
−0.6%
29,36729,75562,147
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.4%
Italian
15.2%
German
13.3%
English
10.8%
Polish
5.3%
French
4.4%
American
4.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.4%
75–84
3.1%
5.2%
65–74
5.8%
6.6%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.3%
6.4%
25–34
6.4%
5.5%
18–24
5.6%
7.3%
5–17
6.9%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,188
Congressional District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 20$89,188
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.3%
Spanish3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.6%
Other Christian
5.7%
Non-Christian
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Methodist
1.9%
Baptist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New York 20th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in New York 20th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,188, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 721,421 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 20, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/3620/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 20, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 20, New York voted Democratic by 13.5 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 355,898 votes cast, 200,064 went Democratic and 151,859 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 20, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 20, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 20, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 20, New York voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Congressional District 20, New York?
Congressional District 20, New York has a population of 721,421 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 20, New York?
Median household income in Congressional District 20, New York is $89,188 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Congressional District 20, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 20, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.